Prodigal Son Chords by Johnny Winter

Tempo:
117.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

A

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Prodigal Son chords
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[A] [G] [Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
Shine on, prodigal son, [A] got to [D] have your morning [G] glory.
[A] Keep [Am] on having your [G] fun, [A] it'll [D] be the [Am] same old story [D] soon.
Soon it'll be afternoon, from getting [A] hotter to fire, [Am] yeah.
Never [A] mind, [Am] [D]
[C] keep [G] on watching the sky,
[C] keep on [G] waiting to die,
[C] keep on [G] wondering.
[E]
[C] Afternoon, [G]
[Am] afternoon, yeah.
[A] Shine on, celestial star, burn [D] away the [G] time behind [A] you.
[G] Move [C] on wherever [D] you [A] are, [Am] [G] you'll see [D] no one [Am] will [Db] find you [D] here.
You won't have nothing to fear, the time keeps [A] slipping away, [Am] day by day, day by day.
[C] Keep on [G] watching the sky,
[C] keep on [G] waiting to die, [D]
[C] keep on [G] wondering [E] why.
[Am] Afternoon, afternoon, [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [D]
[Am]
[A] all [Am] right.
[G] [Ab]
[Am]
[D]
[G] [A]
[E] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G] [E]
[Am] Shine
[A] bright, [C] [A] prodigal son, rush on to [D] your [Eb] happy [A] ending.
Good night, celestial [D] one, [A] [Am] I know you're wasting time pretending [D] now.
Now [Am] that's growth in [D] each style, [B] fading your time [A] into space, [Eb] losing [A] weight.
[Am]
[C] Keep on [G] watching the sky,
[C] keep [Am] on [G] waiting to die,
[C] keep on wondering [G] [Em] why.
[Ab]
[Am] Afternoon, [G]
[C] [G]
[Am] afternoon.
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Johnny Winter - Prodigal Son chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, Am, G, C, G, Am and D in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 58 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 118. With an eye on the song's key A Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Shine on, prodigal son, [A] _ got to [D] have your morning [G] glory.
[A] _ Keep [Am] on having your [G] fun, [A] _ it'll [D] be the [Am] same old story [D] soon.
_ _ Soon it'll be afternoon, _ _ from getting [A] hotter to fire, _ _ [Am] yeah.
Never [A] mind, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] keep [G] on watching the sky, _ _
[C] keep on [G] waiting to die, _ _
[C] keep on [G] wondering.
_ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ Afternoon, _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] afternoon, _ _ _ _ yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Shine on, celestial star, _ burn [D] away the [G] time behind [A] you.
[G] Move [C] on wherever [D] you [A] are, _ [Am] [G] you'll see [D] no one [Am] will [Db] find you [D] here.
_ You won't have nothing to fear, _ the time keeps [A] slipping away, _ _ [Am] _ day by day, day by day. _ _ _
[C] Keep on [G] watching the sky, _ _
[C] keep on [G] waiting to die, [D] _ _
[C] keep on [G] wondering [E] why. _ _
[Am] Afternoon, _ _ _ _ _ _ afternoon, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] all [Am] right.
_ [G] _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ Shine _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ bright, [C] [A] prodigal son, _ rush on to [D] your [Eb] happy [A] ending.
Good night, celestial [D] one, [A] _ [Am] I know you're wasting time _ pretending [D] now.
_ _ Now [Am] that's growth in [D] each style, _ _ [B] fading your time [A] into space, _ _ _ _ [Eb] losing [A] weight.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Keep on [G] watching the sky, _ _
[C] keep [Am] on [G] waiting to die, _ _
[C] keep on wondering [G] [Em] why.
[Ab] _ _
[Am] _ Afternoon, _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
[Am] afternoon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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